Top Ten Companies From Sweden
A week ago I made a list of famous foods from Sweden. So know I think I'll look at the best companies from Sweden. So with that being said, here's the list.
IKEA is a Swedish multinational group with its headquarters in Delft, Netherlands. Since 2008, IKEA has been the world's largest furniture retailer. Everyone knows about IKEA. Or at least everyone who knows about Sweden. This furniture company has become so iconic for Sweden it simply had to take the number #1 spot. I mean the colours of IKEA are the same as Sweden's flag as well. It has become so iconic is sweden memes and stuff it simply had to be first on the list.
I think almost everyone has at least heard something about Spotify. It has played such an important part in today's music culture as this this company created an app, with the same name which allows you to listen to music all over the internet. And you know how much this generation of kids love listening to music.
Mojang AB is a Swedish video game developer founded in May 2009 under the name Mojang Specifications by game programmer Markus Persson, best known for creating the popular independent game Minecraft, a sandbox game. Everyone knows about Minecraft. At least the kids of this generation. Therefore Mojang is known, the company that created Minecraft in the first place, founded by swedish guy Markus Persson. Minecraft itself has become one of the most famous video games of all time so Mojang definitely takes a spot here.
Ericsson, in a nutshell, is kinda like the swedish equivelant of Nokia. They both create phones. Ericsson is after all a telecommunication company with their headquarters located in Kista, Stockholm. And it's quite known, although not too known among kids for some reason.
Volvo Cars, stylized as VOLVO in the logo, is a Swedish luxury vehicle manufacturer established in 1927. It is headquartered on Torslanda in Gothenburg and is a subsidiary of Chinese automotive company Geely. Sweden's most prominent car company. While I still highly prefer Toyota, Volvo is a generally cool car company as well with pretty good cars in my opinion. None of my parents own one, but some of my friend's parents own one and they're pretty comfortable for the most part.
HandM, officially known as H&M, is a Swedish multinational clothing retailer that offers fast fashion items for men, women, and children. Founded in 1947, the company has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. H&M operates in 74 countries with over 5,000 stores and also has a significant online presence. The company focuses on offering fashionable clothing at affordable prices and aims to be sustainable and ethical in its operations. This is probably, the most famous fashion company from Sweden. They're the king of fashion and clothes in Sweden. Everyone here has clothes from this company, and many swedish people have probably even visited a H&M store at one point. They're the king of swedish fashion.
I believe this is the biggest construction company in all of Sweden. I know it's the fifth largest in the world, and I think it's the biggest in Sweden as well. Skanska originally was called " Skånska Cementgjuteriet" (Scanian Cement Casting Ltd), as this company was founded in Malmö, Scania, you know, the southernmost province of Sweden.
Now we're getting into the more obscure swedish companies and Brio is certainly one of them, and one of my favourites. Not many people know of them, but for one they are famous for their toys. They for example created the brio railway toys, which are toys I still play occasionally to this day, even as a teenager. I mean I love them. They're an awesome company.
This is one of the few companies of Sweden that is not a private company, but rather owned by the state itself, and it's a power company that gives out electricity and power to all homes in Sweden, but also the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Electrolux is a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, founded in 1919. Headquartered in Stockholm, the company produces a wide range of products including refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, and washing machines. Electrolux serves customers in over 150 countries and focuses on innovative, thoughtfully designed appliances. The company aims to improve the everyday lives of consumers by offering durable and efficient products. Electrolux is one of the biggest home appliance companies in the world, ranking at #2. The only bigger is Whirlpool in the US. It's thanks to Electrolux everyone in Sweden owns things like fridges, dishwashers, freezers, etc.